More Outside Seating

It has been a pleasure to see you all enjoying sitting outside in the garden tucking into our scones, cakes and sandwiches. Even if it is raining you can still enjoy the refreshments as we have put two gazebos up to keep you dry. We’ve a new seating area near the wildlife pond which is nicely tucked away, so if the seats in the main garden are full it’s always worth checking this “secret” area for space! You are very welcome to bring your own outdoor seating if you prefer.

New Herbaceous Plants in Stock:

  • Ajuga Black Scallop – dark purple leaved ground cover
  • Coreopsis – bright daisy like flowers above pretty foliage
  • Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker) Nancy’s Red or Tawny King
  • Crocosmia (Montbretia) George Davison (yellow) or Walberton’s Miss Scarlet
  • Papaver (Poppy) Patty’s Plum – a very popular pinkish purple form
  • Sedum Red Sparkle or Herbstfreude – great later summer flowering plants for bees
  • Aster (Michaelmas Daisy) Jenny or Marie Ballard – another good late summer plant loved by butterflies
  • Salvia Love and Wishes – beautiful flowers and looking lovely just now
  • Tiarella Sunset Ridge  or Sprin Symphony – similar to Heucheras but more dainty and green leaved
  • Hardy Geraniums – Bob’s Blunder, Rozanne, Buxton’s Variety or magnificum
  • Monarda (Bergamot) Cambridge Scarlet or Scorpion.
  • Nepeta faassenii (Catmint) – in flower now and attracting lots of bees

Ornamental Grasses in Stock

  • Miscanthus Ferner Osten, Silberfeder, or Zebrinus
  • Panicum Heavy Metal
  • Stipa gigantea
  • Imperata cylindrica Rubra (exceptional plants)
  • Ophiopogon Nigrescens (not strictly a grass, this is actually in the lily family, but is generally known as the “Black Grass”)

Face Covering Reminder

Just a reminder that all visitors should wear face coverings when entering the plant shop, according to the new rules that came into force in Scotland on 10th July.

Some of you have also been asking about our toilets – yes, we have one toilet now available for customer use – please only use it if absolutely necessary in order to minimise any risks. We have plenty of hand sanitiser on site, both at the entrance gate, and at the tearoom, and sanitiser spray for trolley handles, shopping baskets and carry trays is also readily available. We have a supply of disposable gloves, so if you need any for your visit please feel free to use them. Bins are available outside the tearoom and at the entrance gate.

Woodside remains a very enjoyable place to visit, with a lovely friendly atmosphere, and we welcome browsers, so do come and pay us a visit. We’re also happy to accept cash ( in fact it’s much quicker for us at the tills due to a slow card machine connection), as well as card payments.